Artist description From the ashes of Mojo, rises the birth of a new star? Welcome to the next chapter, the birth of a new sound, and the edge of the musical spectrum. Bound by four unique, and collective entities, searching for creative perfection as heard by ears, seen by the eyes, and embodied by the soul?this is Stargun Holloway. In every world that we travel, numerous creative expressions can be found. The world of art encompasses not only the form of paint or sketch, but also that of sound and fury. As the journey into the unknown is taken, these elements of light, dark, loud and soft begin to take shape. The road you are about to travel will intertwine every level of your psyche, and every range of emotion. Beginning with quiet whisper and ending with a sonic boom, this epic adventure is for you to take, enjoy and pass along to those who travel with us.

Music Style Rock...Folk....Blues...Country

Musical Influences Rolling Stones, Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Allmans, Toad the Wet Sprocket

Similar Artists Mojo-Wire, Black Crowes, Van Morrison, Pearl Jam, Train...

Artist History OLD NEWS---Mojo-Wire began when guitarist J.P. Hesser stumbled out of a bar after a night of five-dollar pitchers of Jack n' Coke in mid June of 2000. He had been a guitarist for about ten years and had made numerous attempts at starting bands, none of which lasted longer than a few gigs. After the disbanding of his most successful attempt, an acoustic duo called AcoustiFire, he was ready to hang it all up. Down the street from the bar, saw a small crowd of people gathered around a man playing guitar and singing on the street corner. He sat down and listened for a few minutes, not saying a word until the man broke a string, shrugged and said, "Well, that shoots my night in the foot." As he collected the coins and crumpled bills out of his open guitar case, Hesser asked the man if he wanted to be in a band. The man was Jared Fredeen, former singer of the band Faded from up North. He joined without much hesitation, providing powerful, edgy vocals, and adding his talents on rhythm guitar, and keyboard...J.P. called up John Wolfe, a powerful and energetic drummer who had been a constant throughout most of his bands, and told him the news. Wolfe, a seasoned veteran of the band scene, was reluctant to go along, but agreed after much discussion to at least try a practice. When the trio got together, they found that they had a lot in common musically as well as personally. Needing a low-end to the sound, J.P. contacted another one of his former bandmates, Flipside bassist Mike Hess, who agreed to stay on throughout the Summer. It was Mike that came up with the idea to name the band Mojo-Wire. The four practiced with shoddy equipment at a snake-infested cottage for little more than a month before landing their first show. After that, offers began to pile up, and the strain began to show on Wolfe, who was working a full-time construction job and struggling to pay for necessary renovations to his house. Sadly, Mojo-Wire agreed that they needed to find someone new to keep their beats. After things settled down for John, he was hired by the band Guage. Responding to a flyer that they found in a music shop, they called Bryon Sommers, who had been in the audience of the band's show that previous Saturday. The band was impressed with Bryon's skills and immediately brought him aboard. Seeing as the already quiet and reserved Philadelphia boy had never played in an actual performing band, it took a few gigs for him to musically come out of his shell and reach his full potential, but before long, the boys were full power. Again the gigs began to multiply, and it became difficult for Mike Hess, a serious environmental engineering student, to find time for the band without compromising his studies. Mike confronted the other three about this and decided that it would be best for him to resign from the band. During a lull in performances, the three remaining members began the search for a new bassist. After trying and deciding against a few people, they were down to three more choices, all of them from flyers found in local music stores. One guy sounded like he might work, but was going to be unavailable for a summer, one guy was already spoken for, and the other one's phone was busy. Disheartened, J.P. and Jared went out drinking to discuss possible alternatives, and the future of the band. When they came home that night, tipsy and off-minded, they called the number that was busy earlier on. Answering the phone was the groggy former bassist of the band Velvet Green, Jon Freezer. His phone had been ringing all day with offers to join bands, but he had heard of Mojo-Wire's reputation and was interested in what they had to offer. The next day, he got together with Jared and J.P. to jam and get a feel for what they could accomplish as a unit. The result was incredible. Freezer's talent was unparalleled by anyone the band had ever seen. He was immediately inaugurated into the group, and since then, has added momentum, showmanship, and his own special brand of creativity and depth to their sound. Mojo-Wire provides a show full of covers that everyone remembers and few bands dare to touch, as well as their own original material, the library of which is growing steadily. Songs like Red House, with J.P. Hesser's soulful and powerful blues stylings, and Free Bird with the all-out hard-hitting mayhem that the band is capable of, have become signature cover songs for the boys over time. With their reputation and following swelling with every show, Mojo-Wire hopes to keep expanding their audience and someday join the giants in the annals of rock history.

Group Members Jared: Vox, Guitars, Keys JP: Back Vox, Guitars, Shakers,....tech head..lol

Albums Stargun Holloway

Location State College, PA - USA

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